Suhit Gupta
09-24-2005, 09:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092202epson_p4000.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092202epson_p4000.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Epson Japan has today announced an upgrade to the image viewer P-2000 which doubles the capacity. The P-4000, features a larger 80GB hard disk, 3.5-inch LCD and new higher powered 2600mAh battery, compared to the 2300mAh battery in the P-2000. The device can display JPEG files as well as RAW images from the Epson RD-1 and also play MPEG-4 movies at 640 x 480 pixels. The P-4000 also has slots for CompactFlash Type 2 and SD cards. The expected retail price in Japan is around ¥70,000 (approx $629). More information as we receive it."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/epson_p4000.jpg" /><br /><br />Wow, I would buy this in a second as the specs are amazing. I just don't know if I want to drop $629 on something that I would only use as a portable media device that I could view and store images/videos on. I can see this being very useful for professionals or if one were going on a long vacation that involved traveling to a number of exotic picturesque places.